General jewelry care

Use the jewel cloth included to clean your DSD jewel or cotton cloth and mild dish detergent diluted in water. Apply the diluted dish detergent to the clean cotton cloth and rub the piece in one direction. Try to avoid circular motions.

To remove heavier tarnish, wash your silver jewelry with warm water and mild soap. Never use anything but a clean, nub-free cotton or flannel cloth. If more thorough cleaning is required, an authorized jeweler can clean your pieces to restore them to a like-new condition. We recommend having your jewelry professionally cleaned once a year.

Keep jewelry away from scratching, banging, chemicals of all kinds, swimming pools, hot tubs, extreme temps, and intense sunlight. Do not roll them onto your hand while clasped. Remove jewelry before doing gardening, cleaning, household repairs or any strenuous activities. Remove jewelry before swimming, bathing, taking shower or washing hands. Wipe your jewelry off with a soft cloth after wear and them in their box when not worn.

If necessary, clean jewelry very gently with a damp cloth without rubbing to much, let it air dry if any moisture remains. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us here.

Sterling silver jewelry

Sterling silver tarnishes in the presence of common everyday items that contain sulphur, such as leather, rubber, chlorine, and perspiration. Other elements to be mindful of are air pollutants and salt water. Because these substances cannot be completely avoided, it is recommended that sterling silver be routinely wiped down with the white side of the polishing cloth that came with your piece. Regular wear of your DSD sterling silver can also help prevent tarnishing. We recommend that you enjoy and wear your DSD jewelry every day. When not in use, store your jewelry in the DSD packaging that came with your purchase.

Sterling silver is made up of mostly pure silver and a small mix of other metals such as copper, or zinc to give the pure silver (soft) a harder durability. The usual percentage used is 92.5% of silver and 7.5% other metals. DSD sterling silver is 100% nickel free. While we guarantee all our sterling silver is 925 we do not always stamp our designs with the 925 stamp as occasionally it interferes with our design aesthetic.

Vermeil gold plated silver jewelry

Vermeil gold plated silver is electroplated with 3 microns 18K gold.

Even if vermeil gold plating is more durable than normal plating, all pieces are still delicate jewelry items. Care should be taken when cleaning vermeil gold plated jewelry to protect the layer of gold from being worn away. To prolong the vermeil gold plating, remove rings, bracelets, etc. when washing hands or hand sanitizer. Avoid your vermeil gold plated jewelry coming into contact with perfume or perfumed lotions. The perfume will react with the plating and cause it to wear off.

Avoid direct contact with water (salt or fresh), excessive perspiration, and chemicals such as chlorine, sulphur, detergent and lotion. Excessive light, heat or moisture will deteriorate the quality of plating on the metal. Exposing plated jewelry to water will cause the plating to disintegrate or wear off. No showering in your new gold plated jewel.

Store away in a box or keep it wrapped up. A great way to keep your jewelry shiny for longer is in a ziploc or grip-seal bag. To clean Gold plated jewelry wipe lightly your Gold plated piece with a damp cotton cloth to remove surface dirt or dust. Be sure it is completely dry before storing the jewelry again.

Do not use a silver cloth or abrasive compounds i.e. baking soda to clean the Gold plated jewellery.

Our pieces are delicate and we take no responsibility for careless wear or storage.